Asking for Leave to Fight Gu: Without Me, the Village Will Lose

"When are you going to kill the corpses and fight Gu? It's because you haven't returned to the village for three years that our village lost eight cows and countless chickens and ducks to the next village. If we lose again this year, we will take them from your house." "What are you doing every day? You won't answer calls on WeChat." "A voodoo woman appeared in the next village. Your uncle, second uncle, and third uncle lost the fight against the voodoo for three consecutive years." "If you don't return to the village, our village's name will be lost, and so will your family's reputation." Xu Tailang was doing well as an anchor in a media company, but suddenly he was bombarded with text messages from the village chief, and he reluctantly submitted a request for leave. Dear leader We in western Hunan will have a corpse-driving and Gu-fighting competition in late December. I need to take time off to go home to catch corpses and refine the Gu. Without me, our village will lose. Approval is expected. Applicant: Xu Tailang The female CEO took the leave request and looked confused: "I asked you to live broadcast the goods, but you want to go home to kill corpses and fight Gu!?" This novel and its characters are purely fictitious. Any similarity is purely coincidental and should not be imitated.